TEHRAN – Over 218,000 job opportunities have been generated for financially-struggling individuals since the beginning of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21), Morteza Firouzabadi, deputy head of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation, has said.

“We strive to provide the necessary capital to the workforce and ultimately make it sustainable by connecting micro-businesses to the larger economy,” he stated.

Also, we have tried to provide the basis for the prosperity of small businesses by creating a production chain, supporting institutions, and finally paying attention to the sale of products in the virtual space and exhibitions, he added.

Referring to the realization of 50 percent of the employment program of the Relief Foundation in Kordestan province with 7,500 jobs, he named this province as one of the top five provinces in the field of job creation in the country.

Since the beginning of this year, more than 218,000 job opportunities were created for the underprivileged, Firouzabadi noted.

The Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has created over 900,000 job opportunities during the Sixth Five-Year National Development Plan (2016-2021), according to Morteza Bakhtiari, head of the Foundation.

He noted in October that 6,000 elites, 52,000 school students, and about 730,000 college students are under the support of the foundation, which can guarantee the future of the country in various fields of science and technology.

Since the beginning of this year, about 50,000 cases of skill training have been provided to clients, he added.

The Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has launched 3,285 projects to support job seekers over the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 21.

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